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cup ’’’’’ ,,,,, RL fen a) \b C3, aeth goth s By Jeff Cahn WANTED: Plot of ac- reage large enough to accommodate a seven room, 2 story home, circa 1880. House is pres- ently located in the vicin- ity of Huntington Hospi- tal. Good example of late 19th century architec- ture. Must be moved or face demolition. Price: Free. Not only is the house in the vicinity of Huntington Hospital, but it sits on a piece of landowned by the hospital that it plans to turn into additional parking facilities, and there lies the problem. The house is in their way. After negotiations with Gay Wagner, an independent consultant with the Huntington Historical Society, the hospital agreed to give the house to any individual who would pay the expense of having it moved. The only problem is time. According to Ms. Wagner, the hospital has given them until October 3 to find a mover for the home. ''Unfortunately, the hospital is only giving us a limited amount of time to move the house,\ she said. The society has put the cost of moving the home at approximately $5,000, depending on 'how far away from the present site the housemust be transported. \For that price, the movers will cart the house approxi- mately one-quarter mile,\ Ms. Wag- ner said. Any person who does choose to move the house will incur additional expense ranging from $5,000 to $8,000 depend- ing on how many power lines the Long Island Lighting Company must move. *Naturally, the less wires they have to move, the cheaper it is going to be,\ she explained. When asked about a possible exten- sion of the time parameters if the historic building is not moved, a spokesman for the hospital said that \'that's not our first choice at this time, but it may just come to that.\ The hospital has made application to have the house demolished and carted to the Huntington dumping facility. Hospital officials explained that because of the restrictions put on them by the asphalt companies, coupled By Jeff Cahn Residents of the Northport-East Northport School district are in for a surprise when they receive their school tax bill in the mail. And an expensive surprise at that. The school board voted unanimously Monday night to adopt a tax levy that will increase the present tax rate by $2.23 per $100 of assessed valuation. The increase reflects the settlement of the teachers, custodians, secretaries and teachers' aides contracts, which bad been in negotiation at the time of the budget vote. At the time of the vote, the board had advertised a tax increase of .98 cents per $100 of assessed valuation, but had footnoted all its publications with the fact that the teachers contract had yet to be settled. \We hope that people PAGE 2 It's For Free Needs A with the coming of winter, they are « * forced to taketh’eir position. \We want (e '; to put a parking lot in,\ one official said, \and we are under the con- straints of the asphalt plants and the weather.\ Huntington Supervisor Kenneth But- Rk terfield said he was \pleased that the 3 bospital, in its expansion plans, has not . forgotten Huntington's past. Offering - this historical home is truly a magnifi- . cent gesture on their part in working with the community. Hopefully, this | @i building will be preserved.\ The house itself, whose builder and l origins are unknown to the Historical Society, is unaltered on the exterior, 4 although it is in need of some repair. ; The original siding still stands, along with the shutters, stick-style decora- tion in the gables, and a porch on turned columns with a decorative balustrade. \It is a good, attractive house,. 7h; typical of 19th-century architecture,\ Ms. Wagner said. \There are not many % good examples of this typé:of architec= . ture remaining and it would be a shame to see it destroyed.\ Although the interior has suffered | from a degree of abuse and inappropri- 'M ate \modernizing many of the origi- ~ nal fixtures still remain. The stair hall and living room have narrow heart-of- - pine floors laid in concentric squares. | The original oak balustrade and newel 'M post are still intact. The living room - and dining room, which is octagonal, have simple 1880 mantels and orna- @ mental plaster ceiling medallions to , receive chandeliers. Nearly all the bull's-eye moldingf'fsr z are in place at windows and doors throughout the housé. The plumbing in @ the walls is relatively new, though j most of the fixtures have been re- moved, \It is a wonderful house in an unaltered state,\ Ms. Wagner said. \Unfortunately the Town has neither S the funds nor a need for another - museum.\ While hospital officials sympathize 1 with the Historical Society, they are | \primarily interested in serving the W community's needs as far as the hospital is concerned .. . The house has to be off the property in order for us to | do these things.\ Mr. Wagner said that the Town Historian's Office would help with ad- vice on moving arrangements, fi- nancing and restoration. Anyone in- terested in the home should call 421-1000, extension 240. don't think that we misled them at budget time,\ Superintendent of Sghools Dr. Joseph Grimes comment- ed. At the board meeting Monday night, the trustees approved a recommenda- tion to increase budget appropriations for the 1979-80 school year by the following amounts: United Teachers of Northport-$1,119,337; Teachers Aides-$34,300; Secretaries-$39,780; Custodians-$98,410; and Social Security-$55,000 . Helping to offset the increased expenses, the board adjusted its total anticipated revenue. The estimated figure at the time of the budget vote was $7,895,470. The current estimated is $8,291,771, the difference being almost $400,000. \That made a differ- ence of almost 52 cents per $100 in - assessed valuation,\ Dr. Grimes ex- plained. FOR FREE: Huntington Hospital is looking for someone to take this house off its property, with moving being the only cost. The house, circa 1880, is a seven room, 22 story dwelling. Of the anticipated increase in reven- ue, $120,090 is expected from higher interest rates, $79,000 will be generat- ed from an increase in State Aid after the State Education Department changed the procedure of filing for Aid for Handicapped Students, Investment Income will show an increase of $52,000, impact aid will net $168,800, capital projects will account for $21,500 and tuition for foster children attending school in other districts will account for $36,400. According to the annual report issued by the Superintendent of schools, total expenditures in the district over the last ten years have in- creased $130.4 per cent. While a major factor in this increase has been the steady rise of the consumer price index, the report also attributes the increase to program expansion and improvement, improved working con- THE OBSERVER Photo by Rick Jackofsky Settlement Raises Tax Rate sittions and improved employee bene- its. The report highlighted four areas that have shown substantial increases over the past ten years. Instruction in the Regular Day School area has increased 121.2 per cent, Community Servncg has risen 2516.0 per cent, Operation and Maintenance is up 159.1 per cent and undistributed Expenses have risen 238 per cent. Those four categories make up 85.1 per cent uf the total budget for 1978-79, while in 1968-69 they accounted for 80.2 per cent of the total budget figure. The total budget expenditure in 1978- 79, a difference of 130.4 per cent. That figure, according to the report, is 32.7 per cent more than the rise in consum- er price index (CPI) for the New York and Northeastern New Jersey Region. which was set at 97.7 per cent. _ _ SEPTEMBER 27, 1979 Mage, s aes o T+ ten hu. 4 oc or 5 18 £000 BS BA RL ms elan} to 2 Rael s ! £
